Scientists Playing iSpy: Coastal Waterbird Surveys at KLGO
When I was preparing to move to Alaska for the summer, never did I think I would be able to use a childhood skill like “I …
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Hello from up north! Since my last couple blogs were dedicated to introducing myself and the area I just moved to, I thought that I would focus this week’s post on Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park – where I’ll …
A Warm Welcome to Skagway – Literally
Greetings from Skagway, Alaska!
Time feels like it’s been passing so quickly, I can hardly believe that I’ve already been in this beautiful town for a couple weeks. Time …
A Fish-Out-of-Water: Leaving the World of Ichthyology Behind for a Summer in the Alaskan Wilderness
Hello again, everyone! I’m back and ready for another season with the Mosaics in Science Diversity Internship!
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything on this website – so much has changed for me over these past eight …
The Missing Beaver
I spent most of this week in park wide training for first season park service staff but at the end of the week I led a hike on the Chilkoot Trail with the goal to reach several sample sites. When …
Lab Work: Pinning, labeling, and quality control
This internship alternates between being physically and intellectually demanding. Last week, I spent 4 out of my 5 work days doing fieldwork, sometimes doing 5 to 7-mile round-trip hikes often times with 1300-1700 ft. in elevation gain. While rewarding, our …
Bee’s in the Trap: A Summary of Week 3
We finally set up our traps!!!!
After 2 weeks of building, pinning, learning, and labeling, we finally got to go out into the field! We got to visit our 5 sites over a 4-day period – these sites spanned from …
Polar Opposites?
After living in Skagway, AK for several weeks I have come to realize that even though Skagway is much different than Tampa, FL and that they are located on opposite sides of the North American continent they share many similar …
All the Shade: An Introduction on Solar Shields
Science
I’ve been thinking about it a lot this past week – what it means to do science, to be a scientist, and all the work that goes into ensuring that science is believable and reliable. After sitting in on …